The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-08-06
The NEW YORK STYLE.
How the Girl without n Period Wagged
Her Tongue In Street-Car.

| AS sat IN aOeVentn avenue car, Try
ing to read what somebody did, or said,
or did not do, or had not said, she
talked.
She was petite and pretty. She rolled
her beautiful eyes and worked her
charming mouth as she deluged her
friend with her chatter.
A observation-disclosures stem
ographer would have turned pale at
her volubility, but l had marvellous
memory, and have reproduced what |
heard.
"My, isn't it nice to meet you. Tillie,
| was telling ma to-day that it would
be real fun if you was to come to the
city, and she said she guessed you
would, and how's your sister,"
"She's-"
"Wasn't she bad in the fall. heard
DR.. Butterworth was tending her; he's
awful smart, isn't he? and both ma
and me said he'd cure her for certain,
I'm going to match some velvet for my
dress; you should see it; it's just too
lovely for any thing"
"When-"
"It's the newest thing and so sweet,
it has border of pale green sicilienne
silk with a tablier and draperies just
the same color over dark green vel
vet skirt; you ought to see it-bands of
deep embroidery on corn-colored
foundation, crossing right over in front
and looped up with cords into waist
of pale green MORE. Annie Weston
you know Annie Weston-said when
she was in Saratoga last summer, oh!
we're going there this year"
"That' s."
"Isn't it nice; we'll Annie said there
wasn't any dress half as sweet as mine,
you know Katie Scott, well she saw it.
she's going to be married to Charlie
Wilson, and they re going to Europe
for the honeymoon, isn't she hand
somc?"
al think"
every body's just wild to see her
dresses that are coming from Worth, of
Paris, but l don't believe he can do any
better than some of our people in the
avenue, do you?"
"Well, /"
"Of course / mean the tip-top ones,
not the little people, their 5otches, one
Of them ruined chestnut cOlored surah
and maize crepe-de-chine of mine, in
The most awful way, instead of putting
knots of grclets in maize silk, the
stupid thing trimmed it with satin.
Mrs. Coldstone said | ought to have
sued her, but couldn't 90 that, and
Mrs. Coldstone is such one to talk. "
Eyes, /"
"Why. Tillie, when once she begins
there's no stopping her, and she's awful
homely, but she dresses elegantly, they
may say what they like. 1 think
olive green, I'm awful fond of green,
and plum color is just too sweet for
most anything, but it must be made
tight, fitting just like Bessie Willard S,
and she's not got as fine figure as she
thinks she has, but she's real good
hearted, and do you know she won't
have any thing to say to Alfred, and he's
going to Mexico, you know Alfred, don t
you?"
80, /"
Eyes, Alfred Tuckerman. real good
looking fellow, only he knows it, Tillie,
and that spoils him, so all us girls just
tease him most to death, but he's great
fun, and plays tennis like an angel, I'm
going to get me new tennis suit of
sea-green, and dark, not too dark, you
know, trimmings, that'll be splendid.
won't itp''
"T-'
There, l knew you'd like it, and
with my new hat of green faille and the
crown all over bronze beads and pavots
in different shades it'll be just. splendid,
and ma says she thinks it'll be nicer
than Gracie's, that's made of straw
with two borders, one of them longer
than the other joiningi in sort of pavot
front and back and covered with velvet
and trimmed with surah ribbon, quite
wide, with lump of orchids in front,
it is real cunning but seems little
heavy, don't you think sop
"Well-"
That's what every one says, but
Oracle told me Willie Carnby liked it,
and so it was all right for her, but I'm
going to have one'll take the cake; a
little bonnet, not hat, you know, OF
sapphire blue straw with borders OF
Tuscan straw and trimmed with blue
ribbon, and then I'll get ma to buy me
a blue dress to match. Mas awful good
that way. and have blue gloves, so il
won't cost so very much, do you think
it will, have some candy"
"I-'
Besides, ma owes me new dress,
because l didn't go to Newport last
season, but ma and me are going to
Larchmont next week, and we'll stay
until the big regatta, l love regattas,
don't you, take a caramel"
II am"
"Of course, [ mean regattas where
you know some of the fellows that sail
the boats, so as you can feel at home
like, and not have every one staring at
you, try the chocolate drops, and oh,